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Ashburn teen creates prize-winning art
BEST IN SHOW By Chris Wadsworth In Callia Sun’s stunning oil painting “Let the Light In,” a boy stands wrapped in fabric, a sheer cloth […]
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Local high schoolers work to prevent accidents between cars and animals
DEER DASH By Tracy Owens Proximity to nature is one of the amenities of Martins Chase, a neighborhood just west of Belmont Ridge Road. Surrounded […]
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Local music students perform to help others
HITTING THE RIGHT NOTE Charles Pekow In August 2023, the students from Notes n’ Beats – an Ashburn-based music school – were performing a concert […]
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Independence High School rocket club is ready to blast off
Rocketing to New Heights By Bill Kent It starts with the woosh. You imagine it while designing the rocket. You ask yourself what blast-off will […]
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The Miracle at Snickers Gap – A young Ashburn man helps save a trapped child
The Miracle at Snickers Gap By Chris Wadsworth Friday, November 24. It was the end of back-breaking day. Zachary Turbyfill, 19, was home for Thanksgiving […]
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Local students learn to grow furniture from fungi
FURNITURE FROM FUNGI By Chris Wadsworth When you picture someone sitting on a mushroom, you might think of a fat, old bullfrog perched atop a […]
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Local boy poses a question to Dr. Jane Goodall
A REAL THINKER By Chris Wadsworth Here’s a story about good things coming to those who wait. In fall 2021, Willowsford resident Rupali Lach heard […]
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Ashburn teen builds skateboards for young people in need
SPARE PARTS By Chris Wadsworth He calls them “Frankenstein boards” – skateboards cobbled together from discarded old boards and donated spare parts. But these boards […]
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Ashburn sisters help spread the gift of sight
A CLEAR VISION By Chris Wadsworth Sometimes a whole lot of good can come from a little misfortune. That’s the simple story behind two Ashburn […]
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Local gymnast competes on international stage this summer
LET THE GAMES BEGIN By Chris Wadsworth Lauren Brendlinger was definitely an energetic kid. The rising senior at Broad Run High School describes herself as […]